(Jul 17, 2012)
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A BEAUTIFUL SILVER TETRADRACHM (CISTOPHORIC TYPE) OF PERGAMON MYSIA MINTED IN THE 1ST CENTURY BC
THE SIZE IS 25.4 MM AND 12.60 GRAMS
OBVERSE – Bow-case between two entwined serpents
REVERSE – Serpent crawling from within cista mystica with open lid
The reverse shows two snakes, entangled around a bow-case
The obverse shows the Cista Mystica with snake emerging from it, surrounded by a crown of ivy
It was one of the most widely minted coin types in the ancient world
It seems that the Asian Greek states in what is now Turkey minted this coin in unison from around 150 BC
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